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Author Archives: Ellen Ross
Martial Arts
This post is dedicated to WLSC, FDR and JBS. They know why. God bless them. I am running this post today, January 21, Dear Readers, because on this date in 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus was launched … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Mantra
This post is dedicated to John Yager. New Trier Class of 1966. Fearless Leader (along with Terry Winkless) of my favorite FB Group “You lived on Chicago’s North Shore…”, BBQ maven and all around great guy. Thanks, Hopsy. A few … Continue reading
Posted in John Yager, New Trier High School, Uncategorized
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A Charmed Life
In 1973 at Christmastime, my second husband robbed me. I had blithely set out for the day leaving behind my four dogs (an Afghan hound- technically his- two Bassets and a Doberman) my Oldsmobile Cutlass with the license plate “Pookah” … Continue reading
Hello, Mary Lu
This coming Wednesday, September 20, will be a red letter anniversary for me. That’s the day forty-eight years ago, that Mary Lu Rubnitz became Mary Lu Roffe. And my sister-in-law. Wow. Forty-eight years. That’s a long time. But you have … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Mary Lu Roffe
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People Who Need People
In case you don’t recognize it, Dear Readers, that’s the Colony Hotel Cabana Club. It’s located in Delray Beach, Florida and TH (The Husband- formerly known as “TBF”) and I just got back from one glorious sun-filled week there. Florida? … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Hotel Florida, Delray Beach Florida
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The Grand (Andy) Teton
Hello again, Dear Readers. I know. It’s been a while since you heard from me. I apologize for the delay but Life has a way of throwing us curve balls when we least expect them and since last December, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Teton, New Trier High School
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GO!
The very first movie that I ever remember seeing with my parents was “No Time for Sergeants” with Andy Griffith. The year was 1958, I was seven and I saw it in their car at a drive in movie. I … Continue reading
Play Date
Hi, Dear Readers! It’s so nice to be back – even if it’s just for a brief visit. For those of you who have missed Letter From Elba, bless you. Here’s my “absence note.” The world has changed so dramatically … Continue reading
Posted in Seattle
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Burn After Reading
Last Thursday, April 28, was Holocaust Remembrance Day. If a picture is worth a thousand words, let these pictures speak for the millions lost then- and now. These photographs are very hard to look at. But the road to Auschwitz … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust Museum, The Holocaust
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